clawmoat 0.7.0 → 0.8.0
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- package/CONTRIBUTING.md +4 -2
- package/README.md +64 -2
- package/SECURITY.md +58 -10
- package/clawmoat-0.8.0.tgz +0 -0
- package/docs/blog/386-malicious-skills.html +255 -0
- package/docs/blog/40000-exposed-openclaw-instances.html +194 -0
- package/docs/blog/agent-trust-protocol.html +197 -0
- package/docs/blog/clawmoat-vs-llamafirewall-nemo-guardrails.html +223 -0
- package/docs/blog/ibm-experts-agent-runtime-protection.html +238 -0
- package/docs/blog/index.html +144 -0
- package/docs/blog/mcp-30-cves-security-crisis.html +279 -0
- package/docs/blog/microsoft-openclaw-workstation-security.html +234 -0
- package/docs/blog/nist-ai-agent-standards-clawmoat.html +369 -0
- package/docs/blog/oasis-websocket-hijack.html +205 -0
- package/docs/blog/ollama-openclaw-security.html +154 -0
- package/docs/blog/openclaw-enterprise-readiness-claw10.html +198 -0
- package/docs/blog/openclaw-security-reckoning-2026.html +361 -0
- package/docs/business/index.html +530 -0
- package/docs/business/install.html +247 -0
- package/docs/checklist.html +168 -0
- package/docs/finance/index.html +217 -0
- package/docs/hall-of-fame.html +168 -0
- package/docs/index.html +213 -49
- package/docs/install.sh +557 -0
- package/docs/privacy-policy/index.html +122 -0
- package/docs/scan/index.html +214 -0
- package/docs/sitemap.xml +132 -2
- package/docs/support/index.html +124 -0
- package/docs/terms-of-service/index.html +122 -0
- package/examples/basic-usage.js +38 -0
- package/package.json +1 -1
- package/server/index.js +87 -8
- package/server/index.js.patch +1 -0
- package/src/finance/index.js +585 -0
- package/src/finance/mcp-firewall.js +486 -0
- package/src/guardian/gateway-monitor.js +590 -0
- package/src/index.js +3 -0
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## 🏰 Hack Challenge — Can You Bypass ClawMoat?
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Valid findings earn you a spot in our **[Hall of Fame](https://clawmoat.com/hall-of-fame.html)** and critical discoveries pre-v1.0 earn the permanent title of **Founding Security Advisor**. See [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md) for details.
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## 🛡️ Founding Security Advisors
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## How ClawMoat Compares
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| Capability | ClawMoat | LlamaFirewall (Meta) | NeMo Guardrails (NVIDIA) | Lakera Guard |
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| Prompt injection detection | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
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<p>This week, security researcher Paul McCarty <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PaulMcCarty">published findings</a> documenting <strong>386 malicious OpenClaw skills</strong> discovered in the wild. Combined with <a href="/blog/40000-exposed-openclaw-instances.html">40,000+ exposed instances</a>, CVE-2026-25253, and 6 new CVEs patched this week, the OpenClaw ecosystem is in full crisis mode.</p>
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<div class="stat-card"><div class="number">386</div><div class="label">Malicious skills found</div></div>
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<p>OpenClaw skills are directories containing SKILL.md files and scripts (shell, Python, JavaScript) that agents execute with the user's full permissions. There's no sandbox. No permission model. No signature verification.</p>
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<p>The 386 malicious skills discovered by McCarty exploited all of these vectors. The most common patterns:</p>
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<tr><td>Outbound data transfer (curl/wget to C2)</td><td>~98</td><td>🟡 High</td></tr>
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<tr><td>Obfuscated payloads (eval, base64, hex)</td><td>~67</td><td>🟡 High</td></tr>
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<p>A legitimate skill has no reason to access your SSH keys or AWS credentials. Of the 386 malicious skills, <strong>142 contained references to ~/.ssh or ~/.aws</strong> — the single most common attack vector.</p>
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